According to
a new study by the Pew Research Center, millennial men are
more likely to live with their parents than with a spouse or
partner, with 35% staying with mom and dad, and just 28% living
with a significant other.

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Millennial women are less likely to live at home than with a
partner, but not by much. 35% live with a significant other,
while 29% live with their parents. This is the smallest gap ever
recorded by Pew.

In fact, for the first time ever, more millennials (age
18-34 as defined by Pew) are living at home than in any other
living arrangements, including living alone and living with
roommates. A grand total of 32.1% of millennials are living at
home.

"This turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramatic drop in
the share of young Americans who are choosing to settle down
romantically before age 35," said Fry in
a post on the study.

"Dating back to 1880, the most common living arrangement among
young adults has been living with a romantic partner, whether a
spouse or a significant other. This type of arrangement peaked
around 1960, when 62% of the nation's 18- to 34-year-olds were
living with a spouse or partner in their own household, and only
one-in-five were living with their parents."

On the one hand, the percentage of young men employed in the
workforce has dropped from its all-time high in 1960 and wages
for the cohort have declined.

On the other hand, young women have steadily been increasing
their employment since that time. So, much of the divergence,
said Fry, comes from women delaying co-habitating with a partner
because of improved job prospects for themselves and declining
prospects for men.

The study also notes that educational attainment and ethnic or
racial background can influence living situations. For example,
those with bachelor's degrees were much more likely to not live
at home than those with less education.

Whatever the reasons, it's clear that more and more millennials
are crashing with mom and dad.